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Boynton Beach man wants to know why he was targeted after several shots fired at home

Posted at 5:51 PM, Jan 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-17 19:09:51-05

A Boynton Beach man wants answers after more than a dozen shots were fired at his home and car on Southwest 1st Street.

Simon Pierre says his family was watching a movie in the living room when they heard the shots.

He said it was difficult for them to get to a phone and call police because bullets kept pouring into the home. "Somebody was coming to kill," he said. 

The 40-year-old's home is now covered with bullet holes.

He said he first heard the shots around 9:45 p.m. "I hear my wife screaming at the kids. Get down, get down," he recalled.

Simon was in the back room his wife and kids were watching a movie in the living room. When he heard the noise he went to check things out and that's when he saw his wife and kids taking cover.

Simon says the shots went on for around 10 minutes. Leaving bullet holes throughout his home and car. 

"They shot all the tires and bullet holes everywhere," he said.

Luckily no one was injured, but Simon doesn't understand why they were targeted.

"I don't know nobody, I don't party, I don't club. I work. That's all."

Boynton Beach Police are investigating the shooting. In a news release, they said they've gotten reports of 9 shootings in the past 17 days.